[ he acknowledges the nod, not with answering one of his own but a subtle shift in how he's standing, how he looks at neal. ]

You think me knowing is going to change this? After all the things I know about you and that you know about me, you think me finding out about this is going to change this.

[ it will, it'll make peter worry more, but the respect will never leave. ]

It has to be you because— Neal do I really need to tell you why it does? [ it shows respect. that you respect me and trust me enough to tell me about these things. ]